TROPICAL STORM FAY UPDATE: CLASSES HELD AS
SCHEDULED MON AUG 18

(Bradenton, Fla., August 16, 2008)--Fall term classes
will begin as scheduled Monday, Aug., 18, after MCC officials
during the weekend reviewed Tropical Storm Fay advisories
indicating that the storm poses no immediate threat to the MCC
service district.

Officials continue to monitor the storm and will announce
any change to the College's schedule or operations on the
College's Web site.

In the event that classes are canceled for
this storm, students, faculty and staff will receive a
phone call and e-mail sent from the College's emergency
communications system. Messages also can be sent
simultaneously to cell phones, via text messaging and to
personal e-mail accounts--IF that contact information has
been provided in a secure data base that is used only by
MCC for emergency notifications.